来自古法语 tresse,辫子，发辫，可能来自希腊语 trichia,绳子，辫子，来自 thrix,头发，词源 同 trichology,trichotillomania.该希腊词可能相关于或来自 trikha,三层，三卷，词源同 three.-es, 表复数。该词多见于诗意的语言，指女性优美的长头发。

1. She is combing her dark tresses.

她正在梳理她那黑发.

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2. Their hair was separated into a great number of little tresses.

他们的头发编成许多小辫儿.

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3. Lastly she arrived at the tresses and felt a qualm of disgust.

最后,她看到提到头发的那一句,心里觉得一阵恶心.

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4. All her beautiful tresses have been sheared / shorn off.

她那长长的秀发都给剪掉了.

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5. Hester next gathered up the heavy tresses of her hair and confined them beneath her cap.

接着,海丝特挽起她浓密的发绺,用帽子罩了起来.

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